While Assessing a Child, a Nurse Finds a Characteristic Gray

question 13

Multiple Choice

While assessing a child, a nurse finds a characteristic gray coloring on 30% of the total body surface area (TBSA) . On communicating with the parent, the nurse finds that the child has ingested toilet bowl cleaner accidentally. Which condition does the nurse expect in the child?

• A) Thermal burns
• B) Electrical burns
• C) Chemical burns
• D) Radiation burns

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Definitions:

Prepuce

In males, the free fold of skin that more or less completely covers the glans penis; the foreskin. In females, the external fold of the labia minora that covers the clitoris.

Glans Penis

Conical expansion of the corpus spongiosum that forms the head of the penis.

Corpora Cavernosa

A pair of sponge-like regions of erectile tissue, which contain most of the blood in the penis during an erection.

Ejaculatory Duct

A duct through which semen is ejaculated, connecting the vas deferens and the urethra inside the prostate gland.